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APPARATUS FOR- MEOHANIGALLY PLAYING 0N DRUMS. No. 898,551. Patented Nov.2'7, 1888.

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ALBIN FOERSTER,-OF RONNEBURG, SAXONY, GERMANY.

APPARATUS FOR MECHANICALLY PLAYlNG ON DRUMS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 393,551, dated November27, 1888.

Application filed Mayfil, 1888. Serial No. 274.745.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBIN FoERsTER, a subject of the Emperor of Germany,residing at Ronneburg, in the Province of Altenburg, in the Kingdom ofSaxony and Empire of Germany, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Apparatus for Mechanically Performing on Drums, Cymbals, and otherMusical Instruments Simultaneously, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to that class of me ehanical appliances by means ofwhich a single performer is enabled to beat a drum and play on otherinstruments simultaneously; and the nature of the invention consists inthe details of construction and combination, substantially asillustrated in the drawings, hereinafter described, and subsequentlypointed out in the claim.

Figure 1 is a side view in elevation of my invention with a drum andcymbals attached. Fig. 2 is another view of the same with a triangleattached. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same.

The drum rests upon a base,(desigua;ed by F.) To this base,by means of abolt or in any other convenient way, is attached the pedestal E. Anupright tube, G,stands in this pedestal. In this tube G the staff S isadjustably secured by means of a set-screw or in any other convenientway. Upon the boss of the pedestal F is mounted the treadle P, which ispivotally attached,so that it can be oscillated by the foot of theperformer. A connectingrod, D, attaches this treadle to one end of ashort lever (designated by A) at \V. To the other end of this lever A isrigidly attached the lower end of the drumstiek K, and by a pivotalconnection to one end of the tilting lever H. This pivotal connection isdesignated by O. The lever H is pivoted upon the upper part of the tubeG, and its other end extending beyond the said tube is pivoted to thelower end of the connecting-rod Z, the upper end of which rod isattached to the spring B. This spring Bis attached by one end to thestaff S, and on the other end carries the cymbal X. Upon the top of thestaff S is also a hook, E, upon which may be hung the triangle Y. O and(J designate clamps,which are attached, respectively, to the pedestal Eandthe staff S and grasp the rim R of the drum T. This drum, restingupon the sup- (Xo model.)

port L, is held in proper position by the said clamps.

Upon the top of the drum T is fastened the lower cymbal, X, directlyunder the upper cymbal, X.

The staff S may be adjusted by slipping it up or down in the tube G, inwhich it may be detaehably fastened to suit drums of differentdiameters. For this purpose the rod Z is also made adjustable at M; thewhole device to be as illustrated in the drawings.

lVhen the various parts of the device have been adjusted and arranged asillustrated, the performer places his foot upon the treadle P, asillustrated,and pushes it downward. This, by the operation of thevarious parts of the mechanism just described, causes the drumv stick Kto strike the head of the drum T and the cymbal X to strike upon thecymbal X. As soon as the pressure of the foot is removed the spring Bcarries the various parts back to their original position. And thus byproper motion the performer can beat the time of a melody on drum andcymbals with his foot simultaneously, while his hands are free to playthe triangle or any other desired instrument.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The combination, with the base F, the pedestal E, attached thereto, theupright tube G, secnredin said pedestal, and the staff S, detachablyadjustable in said tube G, of the treadle P, pivoted upon said pedestal,the bar D, connecting the treadle P and the short le ver A, the shortlever A,connecting the drum 1 stick K and the lever H with the bar D,the

drum-stick K,pivoted to said lever H,the lever H, pivoted upon said tubeG, the bar Z, adjustable as to its length at M and connecting the leverH and the spring B, the spring B, mounted on the staff S and connectedas specified, the hook E, mounted upon said staff S,the clamps GG,attached to the staff S and the pedestal F, respectively, and thesupport L, all constructed and arranged for use substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twowitnesses.

ALBIN FOERSTER.

lVitnesses:

OTTO WOLFE, lnUL DRUCKMULLER.

